Edify is led by Pastor Tim Stockwell, who started the ministry in 2019 under its covering organization, Arise & Build Community Ministries.  Tim grew up in Troy and graduated from Troy High School, received his B.A. in American Studies Education from Siena College in 2006, and received his M.A. in Theological Studies from Northeastern Seminary in 2012.  In 2015, Tim and his wife, Carly, began volunteering with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) to minister to college students at Tim’s alma mater of Siena.  From 2016 to 2019, Tim worked on staff with Cru where he continued to minister at Siena, as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the University at Albany.  In 2019, Tim was ordained as an Associate Pastor at Victorious Life Christian Church in Troy, a church that his grandfather helped plant as Troy Christian Community in 1981.  Tim and Carly have two boys, William and Asher.